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Understanding Polynomials and Their Zeroes

The document contains a series of polynomial-related questions and problems, including determining the number of polynomials with specific zeroes, finding coefficients based on given factors, and exploring the relationships between zeroes and polynomial coefficients. It also includes tasks for finding zeroes of quadratic polynomials and forming new polynomials based on existing zeroes. Overall, it serves as a practice set for understanding polynomials and their properties.

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Understanding Polynomials and Their Zeroes

The document contains a series of polynomial-related questions and problems, including determining the number of polynomials with specific zeroes, finding coefficients based on given factors, and exploring the relationships between zeroes and polynomial coefficients. It also includes tasks for finding zeroes of quadratic polynomials and forming new polynomials based on existing zeroes. Overall, it serves as a practice set for understanding polynomials and their properties.

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POLYNOMIALS

1. The number of polynomials having zeroes -2 and 5 is :


(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) More than 3
3 2
2. If (x + 1) is a factor of 2x + ax + 2bx + 1, then find the values of a and b given that 2a – 3b = 4
(a) a = –1, b = –2 (b) a = 2, b = 5 (c) a = 5, b = 2 (d) a = 2, b = 0
2
3. The number of real zeroes that polynomial f(x) = (x – 2) + 4 can have is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
2
4. The zeroes of the polynomial f(x) = 4x – 12x + 9 are:
3 3 3 3
(a) , (b) - , - (c) 3, 4 (d) –3, –4
2 2 2 2
5. If p(x) is a polynomial of at least degree one and p(k) = 0, then k is known as
(a) value of p(x) (b) zero of p(x) (c) constant term of p(x) (c) none of these
6. If p(x) = ax + b, then zero of p(x)
a b
(a) a (b) b (c) - (d) -
b a
7. Zeroes of a polynomial can be determined graphically. No. of zeroes of a polynomial is equal to no. of points
where the graph of polynomial
(a) intersects y-axis (b) intersects x-axis (c) intersects y-axis or intersects x-axis (d) none of these
8. If graph of a polynomial does not intersects the x-axis but intersects y-axis in one point, then no, of zeroes of
the polynomial is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0 or 1 (d) none of these
9. A polynomial of degree n has
(a) only 1 zero (b) exactly n zeroes (c) atmost n zeroes (d) more than n zeroes
c
10. If p(x) = ax2 + bx + c, then is equal to
a
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sum of zeroes (d) product of zeroes
11. Find the zeroes of the following quadratic polynomials and verify the relationship between the zeroes and its
coefficients :
7 3
i. 2x2 + x + ii. 4x2 +5√ 2x + 3 iii. 2s2 – (1 + 2√ 2)s + √ 2 iv. √ 2x2 + 7x +5√ 2
2 4
v. abx2 + (b2 – ac)x - bc
12. Find the values of p and q so that 1 and -2 are the zeroes of the polynomial x3 + 10x2 + px + q.
3
13. Find a quadratic polynomial, the sum and product of whose zeroes are √ 2 and – , respectively. Also
2
find its zeroes
14. If 1 is a zero of the polynomial p(x) = ax2 – 3(a – 1) x – 1, then find the value of a.
15. If one zero of the polynomial (a2 + 9) x2 + 13x + 6a is reciprocal of the other, find the value of ‘a’.
16. If α and β are the zeroes of the quadratic polynomial f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a≠ 0, then find the
1 1
values of: i. α2 + β2 ii. + iii. α3 + β3
α β
17. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – 6x + a; find the value of ‘a’ if 3α + 2β = 20.
18. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 3x2 + 5x – 2, then form a quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes are 2α and 2β.
19. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial 2x2 - 5x + 7, find the quadratic polynomial whose
zeroes are 2α + 3β and 3α + 2β
1
20. If α and β are zeroes of the quadratic polynomial x2 – (k+6)x + 2(2k - 1), find k if α + β = αβ.
2

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